Procurement & Facility Coordinator

Qunnect; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Qunnect is seeking a hands-on Procurement & Facility Coordinator to support inventory, orders and lab operations in our Brooklyn-area facility. This entry-level salaried role emphasizes precision, teamwork, and a willingness to learn in a fast-paced hardware startup environment.

You will manage the order lifecycle, maintain inventories, coordinate between production groups, and help keep the lab and manufacturing areas organized and safe.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; an associate or bachelor degree is preferred.
• Two years experience in a professional or production environment.
• Strong communication skills.
• Fluency with MS Excel or a data-based workflow management system.

Responsibilities

• Execute the order lifecycle from placement to completion, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Coordinate inventory within production and across groups to keep operations moving forward and resolve issues efficiently.
• Execute daily workflows which include recording and reporting on tasks progress and issues.
• Ensure premises, assets and communications are used effectively.
• Place orders, organize and file receipts, unbox and receive packages, log them in the inventory system, and then store them, accordingly.
• Pick orders for manufacturing.
• Own the organization and overall cleanliness of the lab and manufacturing area.
• Self-driven independent work on a variety of daily tasks.
• Safely and properly handle components and products.
• Safely and properly use a variety of tools and materials required to execute duties.
• Identify processes and tools to improve purchasing, inventory organization and inbound/outbound logistics.
• Cross-train within the department to learn other skills and work processes.
• Complete other tasks as assigned.
• Adhere to safety protocols, best practices, and all rules and expectations of the employee handbook.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Team-oriented

Coachable

Education

High school diploma

Associate or Bachelor degree preferred

Tools

MS Excel

Inventory management system

Job description

Procurement & Facility Coordinator

About Qunnect

Qunnect is a dynamic, venture-backed startupheadquartered in Brooklyn, NY. We build and deploy first-in-class hardware to transform existing telecommunication fiber infrastructure into quantum-secure networks for defense, intelligence, financial services, healthcare, and critical infrastructure.

Job Description

As a Procurement & Facility Coordinator you will be part of the team that develops and delivers cutting-edge, quantum networking hardware throughout the world. In this entry-level position, your primary responsibility will be to coordinate production inventory and organize orders for manufacturing. As a salaried employee, you must be prepared to assist during periods of high volume and tight deadlines, which may not adhere to a standard 9am-5pm workday. In this highly dynamic and collaborative culture, it is of utmost importance that you are coachable, team-oriented and eager to learn new skills. There are opportunities to grow into a logistics or production coordinator.

This is an in-personrole.

Tasks

• Execute the order lifecycle from placement to completion, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Coordinate inventory within production and across groups to keep operations moving forward and resolve issues efficiently.
• Execute daily workflows which include recording and reporting on tasks progress and issues.
• Ensure premises, assets and communications are used effectively.
• Place orders, organize and file receipts, unbox and receive packages, log them in the inventory system, and then store them, accordingly.
• Pick orders for manufacturing.
• Own the organization and overall cleanliness of the lab and manufacturing area.
• Self-driven independent work on a variety of daily tasks.
• Safely and properly handle components and products.
• Safely and properly use a variety of tools and materials required to execute duties.
• Identify processes and tools to improve purchasing, inventory organization and inbound/outbound logistics.
• Cross-train within the department to learn other skills and work processes.
• Complete other tasks as assigned.
• Adhere to safety protocols, best practices, and all rules and expectations of the employee handbook.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma. Associate or Bachelor degree preferred.
• Two years experience in a professional or production environment.
• Strong communication skills.
• Fluency with MS Excel or a data-based workflow management system.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Detail oriented with demonstrated strong organizational skills of hundreds of components and tools.
• Familiarity with electronics and optics handling.
• Experience in managing supplier relationships.
• Experience with software-based management systems especially ordering and inventory.
• Basic experience progressing and communicating project tasks and timelines.

Salary Range: $75,000 - $90,000 commensurate with experience

Please note that we do not expect candidates to possess all the above qualifications, we are willing to train!

Must be physically located in the United States and legally able to work in the United States. We are not able to support work authorization sponsorship for this role. Qunnect is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.